Electron Gain Enthalpy |
Electronegativity |
It is the tendency of an isolated gaseous atom to attract an electron. |
It is the tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract the shared pair of electrons. |
It is the property of isolated atoms. |
It is the property of a bonded atom. |
It is the absolute electron attracting power of an atom. |
It is the relative attracting power of an atom. |
It can be experimentally measured. |
It cannot be measured experimentally. It is only a relative number. |
It has units such as kJ mol-1 or eV/atom. |
It has no units. There are only scales for comparison. |
The electron gain enthalpy of an atom is constant. |
The electronegativity of an atom is not constant. It depends upon the oxidation state of an atom, hybridization state of the atom and the nature of substituents attached to it. |
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